The album flickered around the charts for the rest of the year, peaking at No.38 in early September. A week later, it climbed to No.40 but then fell back to its entry position. The album entered the Top 75 at No.48, in between releases by Irish flautist James Galway and American rock heavyweights Van Halen. In that environment, a band with no visual gimmicks and only their songs and live reputation to help them were always going to find it tough, even if they were the big new label priorities. Rock giants new and old were big, from the Rolling Stones and the Moody Blues to Genesis and (Straits’ Vertigo labelmates) Thin Lizzy. The hot new British singer-songwriter of the year was Kate Bush. Back in the summer of 1978, the going was tougher.ĭire Straits made its UK chart debut as disco ruled the roost, with the Saturday Night Fever in the 12th of an incredible, unbroken 18-week run at No.1. It was only in April that, fuelled by the success of the reissued single, the album rebounded in the UK and hit a new peak of No.5. “Sultans Of Swing” missed the UK charts altogether when first released. Listen to uDiscover Music’s Dire Straits Best Of playlist.Īll of that would eventually lead to a big hit album, but certainly not at first.
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